| site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
| wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
| security intelligence | intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism |
| censoring censorship security review | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy |
security
security measures | measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc., military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising |
| Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S., includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance |
| drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
| security blanket | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
| security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety |
security system
security measure
security | an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
| security system | (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks |
web site
website
internet site
site | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web, the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers |
portal site
portal | a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet, a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
security
surety | a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
| security | freedom from anxiety or fear, the watch dog gave her a feeling of security |
security
security department | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers, the head of security was a former policeman |
National Security Council
NSC | a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security, supervises the Central Intelligence Agency |
Social Security Administration
SSA | an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system |
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security | the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security |
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DS | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas |
Transportation Security Administration
TSA | an agency established in to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel |
security force
private security force | a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
Security Council
SC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for preserving world peace |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS | Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government |
Communications Security Establishment
CSE | Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies |
International Relations and Security Network
ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC | an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies |
Security Service
MI Military Intelligence Section | the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory |
Shin Bet
General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
National Security Agency
NSA | the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information |
| security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
Committee for State Security
KGB
Soviet KGB | formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia |
Federal Security Bureau
FSB Federal Security Service | the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB, formerly led by Vladimir Putin |
| bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs, they opened a parking lot on the bomb site |
campsite
campground
camping site
camping ground
bivouac
encampment
camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
cemetery
graveyard
burial site
burial ground
burying ground
memorial park
necropolis | a tract of land used for burials |
dig
excavation
archeological site | the site of an archeological exploration, they set up camp next to the dig |
toxic waste dump
toxic waste site
toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
| launching site | a place for launching pads |
| site situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings, the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides |
| active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
| restriction site | the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA |
site
land site | the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located), a good site for the school |
toxic site
toxic waste area
Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
| orphan site | a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup |
vacant lot
building site | a lot on which there are no permanent buildings |
| security consultant | an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries |
| security director | head of a private security force working for a business or industry |
watchman
watcher security guard | a guard who keeps watch |